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# Airdrop scoring

If AgentDex ever distributes a native token, the basis for allocation will be **Airdrop Score (AS)**, not raw Points. AS is the internal measure of genuine, repeated, risk-controlled trading activity. The goal is simple: reward real users, not wallets that generate fake volume.

> **Disclaimer**: there is no commitment to a token launch. The numbers below are Season 0 starting configuration and may change between epochs. This page documents the *mechanism* so you can understand what's being measured.

{% hint style="warning" %}
There is no commitment to a token launch.
{% endhint %}

### How AS relates to Points

|                   | Points                      | Airdrop Score                |
| ----------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| Visibility        | Public, on the dashboard    | Internal until end-of-season |
| Use               | Tiers, leaderboards, status | Future token allocation      |
| Weight on volume  | Heavier                     | Banded, capped               |
| Weight on quality | Quality multiplier          | Built into structure         |
| Anti-abuse        | Penalties subtract points   | Penalties zero or invert     |

If a token is distributed, the proposed weighting is:

```
Final Airdrop Weight = 0.7 × normalized AS + 0.3 × normalized Season Points
User Allocation       = (User Weight / Total Weight) × Airdrop Pool
```

A more conservative variant is `Final Weight = AS`, treating Points as a visibility-only layer.

### Season 0 cadence

| Setting             | Value                                           |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Season length       | 12 weeks                                        |
| Epoch length        | 1 week                                          |
| Weekly reset        | Monday 00:00 UTC                                |
| Finalisation window | 24 hours after each epoch for anti-abuse review |
| Eligible trade      | ≥ $50 notional, passing anti-abuse filters      |
| Eligible volume     | Net volume across eligible trades               |

Per-epoch AS cap: **10 000 AS**. The components sum into that cap:

| Component            |      Cap | Weight |
| -------------------- | -------: | -----: |
| Activity Score       | 2 500 AS |   25 % |
| Retention Score      | 2 500 AS |   25 % |
| Frequency Score      | 2 000 AS |   20 % |
| Market Quality Score | 3 000 AS |   30 % |

### 1. Activity Score

Volume in bands plus fees and market diversity. Bands are highest-only.

| Action           | Condition                        |      AS |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ------: |
| Volume band 1    | 500+ USD eligible volume / epoch |     150 |
| Volume band 2    | 2 000+ USD                       |     350 |
| Volume band 3    | 10 000+ USD                      |     700 |
| Volume band 4    | 50 000+ USD                      |   1 000 |
| Volume band 5    | 150 000+ USD                     |   1 250 |
| Fees paid        | 20 AS per $1 of fees             | cap 750 |
| Trade 2 markets  | 500+ USD on each                 |     250 |
| Trade 3+ markets | 500+ USD on each                 |     500 |

### 2. Retention Score

Time-on-risk, scaled by capital factor:

|   Avg notional | Capital factor |
| -------------: | -------------: |
|       $100–999 |          1.00× |
|   $1 000–9 999 |          1.25× |
| $10 000–49 999 |          1.50× |
|       $50 000+ |          2.00× |

The cap is intentional: 2× max, not 10×. Big capital matters, but it's not the whole game.

| Action            | Condition                        |        AS |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------- | --------: |
| Position exposure | 20 AS per hour × capital factor  | cap 1 500 |
| 3 exposure days   | Position open on 3 days of epoch |       300 |
| 5 exposure days   | Position open on 5 days          |       600 |
| 7 exposure days   | Position open all 7 days         |     1 000 |

### 3. Frequency Score

| Action       | Condition              |              AS |
| ------------ | ---------------------- | --------------: |
| Active day   | Per active day         | 200 (cap 1 400) |
| 3-day streak | 3 active days in a row |             200 |
| 5-day streak | 5 active days in a row |             400 |
| 7-day streak | 7 active days in a row |             600 |

Streak bonus is highest-only. A passive holding day (position open, no trade) does **not** count as active — that's deliberate; we don't want a forgotten position to manufacture frequency.

### 4. Market Quality Score

Eligibility: 500+ USD eligible volume and 2 active days (or 100+ USD and 1 closed position for new users).

| Metric               | Condition                                             |        AS |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | --------: |
| Profitable days      | 150 AS per profitable active day                      |   cap 750 |
| Consistency 50 %     | 50–59 % of active days profitable                     |       300 |
| Consistency 60 %     | 60–69 %                                               |       600 |
| Consistency 70 %+    | 70 %+                                                 |       900 |
| Risk-adjusted result | `PnL / max(drawdown, 1 % collateral)` above threshold | up to 900 |
| No liquidation       | No liquidations with ≥ 1 000 USD volume               |       250 |
| Healthy PnL / volume | PnL not near zero at meaningful volume                | up to 200 |

Risk-adjusted metric:

```
Risk-adjusted score = net PnL / max(max drawdown, 1 % of collateral)
```

### 5. Penalties

| Violation                                           | Effect                                               |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| Self-trading                                        | Exclude the offending trades, −50 % AS for the day   |
| Repeated self-trading                               | Zero the epoch or disqualify                         |
| Wash trading                                        | Exclude the volume, −50 % to −100 % AS for the epoch |
| High volume with near-zero PnL                      | −30 % to −80 % AS for the epoch                      |
| Flip trading (60 %+ positions held < 5 min)         | Retention Score = 0                                  |
| Extreme flip trading (80 %+ positions held < 5 min) | AS for the epoch = 0                                 |
| Sybil pattern                                       | Wallets merged or excluded                           |

Thresholds are starting values; they will be tuned with real data after the first epochs.

### 6. Airdrop tiers

Tiers are display + communication. They do **not** apply a multiplier to AS — the final share is computed from raw adjusted AS only.

| Tier         | Condition                                             |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Not eligible | < 2 active days for the season or < $500 total volume |
| Participant  | 1 000+ cumulative AS                                  |
| Bronze       | 5 000+ AS or Top 75 %                                 |
| Silver       | 20 000+ AS or Top 50 %                                |
| Gold         | 45 000+ AS or Top 25 %                                |
| Platinum     | 70 000+ AS or Top 10 %                                |
| Diamond      | 95 000+ AS or Top 5 %                                 |
| Elite        | 110 000+ AS or Top 1 %                                |

### Final share calculation

```
User share = User adjusted AS / Total adjusted AS
```

Adjusted AS is the post-penalty value. The tier coefficient is **not** applied.

### What you should optimise for

If you want to maximise AS — without gaming penalties — focus on:

1. **Activity across the season**, not in one big push. Frequency + streaks compound.
2. **Risk-adjusted PnL**, not raw PnL. Big drawdowns punish you twice — directly and through the risk-adjusted leaderboard.
3. **Hold positions for real durations**. Time-on-risk is rewarded. Flip trading is penalised.
4. **Diversify across markets** when it makes sense. Two- and three-market bonuses are explicit.

What does not work:

* Pure volume farming. Bands cap the volume contribution.
* Inflated capital with zero trades — passive holding doesn't earn frequency.
* Coordinated wash trading. Detection is built in; penalties scale.


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